Sagar Radia

Sagar Radia is an English television and film actor. Since 2020, he has portrayed Rishi Ramdani in the HBO series Industry.

Early life

He was brought up in Harrow, London. His mother was a teacher at a primary school and his father worked in the post office. He has a sister who works in finance. He attended university and worked in marketing before focusing in acting.^[1]

Career

He had an early role in Casualty. He appeared in Peter Kosminsky’s Britz alongside Riz Ahmed, playing brothers, and had a recurring role in ITV series The Good Karma Hospital. He was also understudy to Jesse Eisenberg in the theatre production The Spoils at Trafalgar Studios in London in 2016.^[1][2][3]

In 2020, he could be seen as Rishi Ramdani in the first series or HBO series Industry, with the character gaining more screen time in the sophomore season and a series regular in season three in 2024 with the character described as a "fan favourite".^[4] The episode White Mischief in the third series focused centrally on him, with the episode being praised as a “standout” episode of the series as he struggles with debt, with his character described "as hubristic and greedy as Adam Sandler’s Howard Ratner in Uncut Gems", a film which Radia said he watched prior to filming the episode.^[5][6][7]

In 2022, he began production on the interactive romantic comedy video game 10 Dates.^[8] He appeared in the 2023 British film Unicorns.^[9] He has a role in BBC Alba Scotland-set drama An t-Eilean (The Island).^[10]

Personal life

A keen football fan he supports Manchester United. He lives in London. When he was a struggling actor he worked in retail in the department store Selfridges.^[11]

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Britz	Rafiq Wahid
2014	Doctors	Wasim Malik	1 episode
2015	Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation	Controlled Lab technician
2015	Holby City	Zayn	2 episodes
2016	Stan Lee's Lucky Man	PC Tariq	1 episode
2017-2019	The Good Karma Hospital	AJ Nair	15 episodes
2020-present	Industry	Rishi Ramdani	23 episodes
2023	Unicorns	Faiz
TBA	An t-Eilean	DCI Ahmed Halim

References

1. Cumming (5 October 2024). "Industry star Sagar Radia: 'If you go down to Canary Wharf, there's 100 Rishis'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. Vujić, Katja (September 1, 2024). "Sagar Radia Found Peace in Industry's Chaos". The Cut. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
3. Goodman, William (1 September 2024). "Industry's Sagar Radia on Rishi's Future and His Nerve-Shredding Episode". GQ.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
4. Cobb, Kayla (1 September 2024). "'Industry' Star Sagar Radia Breaks Down Rishi's 'Massively Rock Bottom' Episode". The Wrap. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
5. King, Jack (4 October 2024). "Industry's Sagar Radia breaks down Rishi's Uncut Gems moment: "I think there's an aspect of self-sabotage"". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
6. Blair, Olivia (2 October 2024). "Industry's Sagar Radia on Rishi's Disastrous Day and That Jawdropping Finale". Esquire. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
7. Campione, Katie (September 29, 2024). "'Industry': Sagar Radia On How Everything Comes Crashing Down For Rishi In Season 3 Finale". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
8. Grater, Tom (March 21, 2022). "'10 Dates': Sequel To Interactive Feature '5 Dates' Casts Rosie Day, Meaghan Martin, Ellie James & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
9. Kroll, Justin (May 10, 2023). "'Industry's Sagar Radia Signs With Mosaic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
10. "First look at BBC's most expensive Gaelic drama". bbc.com. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
11. Shattuck, Kathryn (31 August 2024). "Sagar Radia Balances His Alpha-Male Energy on 'Industry' With Some Alone Time". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2024.